- NWS Alerts Details

Issued by the National Weather Service

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
WORCESTER MA
Areas Affected: Eastern Franklin - Eastern Hampden - Eastern Hampshire - Northern Worcester - Western Franklin - Western Hampshire
Effective: Tue, 10/23 3:23pm	Updated: Tue, 10/23 3:30pm	Urgency: Expected
Expires: Tue, 10/23 4:15pm	Severity: Minor	Certainty: Observed

Details: ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SWEEPING OVER THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY... At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bernardston to Deerfield to Hatfield to South Hadley. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will accompany these storms. Locations impacted include... Chicopee, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, West Springfield, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Belchertown, Ware, Montague, Granby, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield, Northfield and Hardwick. Information: Frequent lightning was occurring. Lightning can strike far away from the storm. Go inside a building or vehicle. Wait at least 30 minutes until after the storm has passed to resume outdoor activities. These storms may intensify and become capable of producing damage. Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
WORCESTER MA
Areas Affected: Northern Bristol - Southern Worcester - Western Norfolk
Effective: Tue, 10/23 3:23pm	Updated: Tue, 10/23 3:30pm	Urgency: Expected
Expires: Tue, 10/23 4:00pm	Severity: Minor	Certainty: Observed

Details: ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... At 328 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over North Providence, moving northeast at 25 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will accompany this storm. Locations impacted include... Providence, Pawtucket, Taunton, East Providence, Woonsocket, Cumberland, North Providence, Franklin, Johnston, North Attleborough, Attleboro, Mansfield, Smithfield, Lincoln, Central Falls, Norton, Bellingham, Seekonk, North Smithfield and Rehoboth. Information: Frequent lightning was occurring. Lightning can strike far away from the storm. Go inside a building or vehicle. Wait at least 30 minutes until after the storm has passed to resume outdoor activities. These storms may intensify and become capable of producing damage. Stay tuned for updated statements and possible warnings.